Chapter 503: What Do You Call a Soulmate!

"Zhou Yi, did you not see that just now?" By the side of the road, Zhou Xinran said with a helpless look.

The place where the two of them were staying at the moment was called L County, which was a small county under Lincheng; they had come here, of course, to report to the police.

Now that the guy who had been clamoring online had been placed under Administrative Detention according to the law, the two were preparing to return to Jingzhou.

However, the road here was unexpectedly difficult to travel, and one didn't know if it was because it was a small county.

The road surface being all broken and battered was one thing, and being a bit bumpy didn't matter; after all, every place has its own local characteristics.

It isn't as if every place can maintain all its roads that well.

Road repairs require a lot of money, and the subsequent maintenance of highways also requires money, especially in some areas rich in mineral resources—yes, those major coal-producing provinces—where roads deteriorate much faster than in other places.

So, the road conditions in some places are truly hard to describe...

For no other reason than that one large truck after another runs continuously; not to mention other issues like overloading, just running like this, the road surface is bound to deteriorate quickly.

And as it happens, there are coal mines here in Lincheng too; after all, there were subsidence areas, although they were converted into a Development Zone.

So there are plenty of coal trucks here, and it's understandable that the road conditions are poor, but for there to be two large rocks on the road for no reason, with a somewhat deep pit on the other side of the rocks—that's a bit hard to justify!

It was already quite late and getting dark; when Zhou Yi was driving past, he happened to see that the situation by the pit didn't look right, swerved to the other side, and just happened to crash.

A normal person would have seen the rocks first, anyway...

The front of the Four Circles was completely smashed; he didn't know what he had hit, but mainly, it couldn't move anymore.

Helpless, Zhou Yi had just called the Insurance Company to summon a tow truck.

He didn't know how the situation would turn out; if it needed a major overhaul, Zhou Yi didn't plan to drive it anymore. The Car Purchase Special Fund given by the system son seemed to be untouched, so he would just go buy a new car while he was at it.

Just looking at the smashed headlight made him feel mentally exhausted; he felt like he and the headlights of this car were destined to clash—they break the moment he crashes...

Hearing Zhou Xinran's words, Zhou Yi could only shrug and say, "I really didn't see it. That rock wasn't big, but it wasn't small either; who would have thought there would be such rocks on the road?"

Zhou Xinran immediately laughed: "Didn't you say your eyesight was quite good? I thought your car also knew how to break depending on the situation."

Zhou Yi understood this meme; after all, he was a man who read jokes every day.

Those guys who drive out with their girlfriends before marriage often say the car is broken when they encounter a hotel on the road, and then it magically gets better after staying at the hotel for a night...

So Zhou Yi looked up at the sky.

He called the Insurance Company and also reported it to the traffic police while he was at it.

Everyone knows that if you have an incident while driving on the road, there is definitely no problem with finding the traffic police. Not to mention anything else, at the very least, even if you want to go through Mediation, you need a Responsibility Determination Certificate or an Accident Certificate for the traffic accident.

Especially in some special circumstances, if the other party gets out and says they want to settle privately with you, telling you not to report it to the police, and then wants to give you a lot of money, you must be very careful.

Because it is very likely that this guy has a problem with his driving—it could be drunk driving or something similar. If you run into those who aren't principled, they give you money here, and tomorrow, once the alcohol wears off, they go to the police and claim you committed Extortion.

There's no way around it, because drunk driving is something you have to catch in the act; empty words carry no weight...

Soon, Lao Lian, a traffic policeman from L County, and his colleague arrived.

"You're the one who reported it? What's going on here?" After getting out of the car, Lao Lian looked at the situation on the side and then asked Zhou Yi, who was in front of him.

Zhou Yi pointed to the two rocks on the road ahead and said, "Just this. I was driving over just now and hit them directly."

Lao Lian and his colleague stepped forward to look at the rocks, then looked at the state of the car, and said, "You hit the rocks yourself; there's no need to report this to the police, right?"

This is also a normal reaction. If a car hits a rock, a curb, etc., and there is no need to compensate others, you don't have to report it to the police.

Unless some Insurance Companies are particularly difficult and write in the contract that no matter the situation, you must have a traffic accident Responsibility Determination Certificate before they can process the claim.

In that case... there are two ways: one is to beg the traffic police comrades nicely, because strictly speaking, they have no obligation to issue one for you.

Or you argue with the Insurance Company that the provisions in their contract are wrong...

No choice; these days there are too many traps. Now, slightly larger insurance companies are still considered principled, but those less well-known insurance companies—well, if they aren't principled, they aren't principled.

So Lao Lian was just saying it casually; Zhou Yi didn't take it to heart, just smiled and said, "Since an accident happened, I thought I'd have you come and verify it."

It's not that there would definitely be an issue, nor could it be called a waste of police resources. After all, this is on a public road, not somewhere else; reporting it to the police when an accident happens is normal.

Lao Lian nodded; since he was already at the scene, he might as well take some photos or something.

While waiting, the staff from the Insurance Company arrived.

"This is the car, right? Okay, Mr. Zhou, you guys just sit in the car, we'll go directly to the shop here."

The insurance for the car was very comprehensive; for single-party accidents, the Insurance Company would be responsible for the damages.

Zhou Yi nodded. Suddenly, as if he had remembered something, he asked, "Comrade, excuse me, let me ask, what is the department responsible for Highway Maintenance here, and what is the phone number?"

Lao Lian and the Insurance Company staff member, Xiao Zhao, were both stunned upon hearing this, but they quickly said, "You mean the Highway Maintenance Center here in L County? The number is... just call it directly."

Xiao Zhao spoke up: "Mr. Zhou, why are you asking about this?"

"I just want to report the problem to them. You've all seen it; there are deep pits and rocks on this road. If you're not careful while driving, an accident will happen."

Hearing this, none of them spoke. Lao Lian and his colleague soon left. At this moment, Xiao Zhao spoke up: "Mr. Zhou, there's no need for this, right? This isn't something you need to worry about."

Zhou Yi smiled: "It's just a small task, anyway, I'm idle."

He wasn't trying to be a do-gooder; it was mainly that this kind of problem is really just something to report while he's at it. Whether it's hitting rocks or that deep pit, it's fine during the day, but at night, it's really easy for accidents to happen.

Hearing this, Xiao Zhao didn't say anything more. In a small county like theirs, this kind of thing doesn't count as anything at all. Actually, he wanted to say that even if you report it, there probably won't be any results, but he thought about it and stayed silent.

The tow truck towed Zhou Yi's car toward the county seat. Zhou Yi wasn't in a hurry to make the call; at this hour, they must have already finished work.

Needless to say, he would have to stay here for another night.

He found the hotel he had stayed at before and checked in; the night passed without incident.

The next morning, Zhou Yi learned about the damage to the vehicle from the 4S shop. Everything else was fine, but the headlight was really deathly expensive!

However, with the Insurance Company involved, these weren't problems.

Of course, it definitely wouldn't be cheap; next year's premium would have to go up, there was no way around that.

After confirming the situation with the insurance, Zhou Yi dialed the number for the local Highway Maintenance Center.

After a few rings, the call was answered, and the voice of a slightly older woman sounded: "Hello?"

"Hello, my name is Zhou Yi. Yesterday, I was driving past County Road No. XX on the east side outside the county seat, and the road conditions were particularly bad, and there were rocks and deep pits. Are you going to go handle that?"

However, the voice on the other end quickly said: "You called just to say this? Okay, I know."

Zhou Yi was taken aback upon hearing this; he didn't know what was going on, but the person on the other end seemed very annoyed by his phone call to report the issue.

I just called to mention this... what else could I possibly say?

It felt as if he had provoked the other party; looking at the time, it was already ten o'clock, so it couldn't be that he was disturbing someone's sleep, so what was wrong with that? Can't one even report a problem anymore?

Yet, Zhou Mouren had forgotten himself; having stayed in a place like Jingzhou for so long, and even when going out on weekdays, it was to places like Modu or the Imperial Capital, he had already grown accustomed to that kind of situation.

Suddenly arriving here, he felt like everything was wrong.

"No, knowing about it doesn't mean it's solved; you need to hurry. Even if you can't fix it, you should at least move the rocks and put a warning sign in front of the pothole. Otherwise, it's really not easy to see when driving by in the middle of the night..."

Zhou Yi was still talking there when the other side said even more impatiently: "I told you I know, okay? Why are you so troublesome? Are you done? I have things to do here..."

After saying that, the call was hung up, leaving Zhou Yi looking completely bewildered.

Doesn't what I'm saying count as a matter? How could it be like this!

He had a mind to be serious about it, but after thinking it over, he decided to let it go; he felt the existence of a mysterious force.

However, Zhou Yi did not know that on the other side, inside the Highway Maintenance Center, Yang Yuxia, who had just hung up the phone, was saying: "Calling in for no reason just to talk about such a thing!"

They rarely received reports from ordinary people about road maintenance issues here, so when she first received the call, she felt a bit surprised—was this person sick, calling specifically to talk about such a small matter?

Of course, she would report it, but the problem with that stretch of road had existed for some time and had not been repaired; there must be a reason for that.

So, after recording it, Yang Yuxia didn't bother with the matter anymore.

It was probably just someone calling in passing; it would definitely be repaired in the future anyway, it was just a matter of time, so there was no need to worry about it.

However, Yang Yuxia did not expect that the things a certain handsome guy did were never normal.

The car was left there to continue being repaired, and Zhou Yi soon rented a car locally; since he couldn't go back for the time being, he just walked around with Zhou Xinran.

A few days passed in a flash, and online, Zhou Yi noticed that Lao Niu Finance had already deleted his previous video and updates completely clean.

Not saying a word, playing the ostrich, yet unwilling to give up this account that already had a bunch of followers.

Anyway, on the internet now, as people kept posting their Summons, everyone had confirmed that A Yi had indeed pulled off a big one this time.

But they were suffering from a lack of videos and couldn't get their fix.

Zhou Yi, of course, had his Self-Media Studio start making videos, but the Litigation was still ongoing; whether it was a Civil Case or a Criminal Case, it all took time.

Even though they had tried their best to reach a Mediation, those that couldn't be mediated still had to be tried and judged, so there was no other way.

They could only wait for now.

As for Zhou Xinran not working during this time... which blind person would dare to talk nonsense? Didn't you see that she was accompanying her boss!

Even the boss and employer didn't complain, so how could it be your turn to speak?

Anyway, everyone had a tacit understanding; if the boss was willing to spend money to have his Lawyer accompany him on a paid trip, who could say there was a problem?

It was another sunny day, and Zhou Yi drove Zhou Xinran, planning to go to a farmhouse to do some fishing and just have some fun.

It was the same road as before, but as he was driving, Zhou Yi suddenly slammed on the brakes!

"What's wrong? Is there something in front?"

Zhou Xinran, who was drowsy in the car, immediately opened her eyes wide and asked hurriedly.

"We've reached the place where we crashed the other day. Look, Xinran, the rocks are still in the same spot, the pothole hasn't moved, and there isn't even a warning sign."

Zhou Yi said as he looked at the situation ahead.

Although he knew the efficiency might not be high, it was a bit excessive that nothing had been moved at all!

After thinking about it, Zhou Yi parked the car on the side of the road and dialed that number again.

He had indeed called in passing before, but now, it was like his obsessive-compulsive disorder had flared up; he had to get this matter cleared up with the other party.

Only this time, no matter how he called, he couldn't get through.

Zhou Xinran smiled from the side and said: "Alright, stop calling. I remember you said in your video that it's best to go to the scene. Anyway, we're going to the farmhouse to play, and since we're idle anyway... we might as well go find some fun."

Zhou Yi immediately looked at Zhou Xinran with an unreadable expression, staring until Zhou Xinran felt a bit creeped out.

"What are you looking at? Am I that good-looking?"

"That's not it; it's just that I feel a normal girl probably wouldn't say that at a time like this..."

Really, Zhou Yi suddenly felt that Zhou Xinran felt like a soulmate, much like Fang Dazhuang.

He had felt this way in the past too, but usually, he was mostly with Fang Dazhuang, and Fang Dazhuang couldn't be with him all the time.

If this were any other girl, having agreed to go to a farmhouse or go shopping, and then suddenly wanting to be serious because of his own obsessive-compulsive disorder, she would definitely have flipped out immediately...

As it turned out, looking at the person beside him, her eyes were brighter than his own...

No need to say more; the car turned around and headed straight for the Maintenance Center.

They arrived very quickly; it was very easy to find, and the parking area was quite large.

After parking the car, Zhou Yi and Zhou Xinran entered the office building, and just as they were thinking about asking around, they saw a staff member.

"What? You're reporting those rocks on the road?" Yang Yuxia looked at the two people in front of her and said: "What do you do?"

Zhou Yi frowned upon hearing this, but still said: "We're just ordinary people. We drove past there two days ago and our car was damaged by the rocks on the road, so we called to report it before. But today we found that the rocks and the pothole haven't moved, and there's still no warning sign..."

If you're talking about road surface issues, repairs do need time to develop plans and prepare maintenance funds, but these are just two rocks and a pothole; you could just move the rocks and fill the hole.

At the very least, you could put up a warning sign to make people pay attention, but doing nothing at all is a bit speechless...

However, before Zhou Yi could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the other party.

"Is this your house? You say it and it gets done immediately?"

Zhou Yi: "???"

Yang Yuxia had no expression on her face, but she already showed a hint of impatience.

Urging, urging, what are you urging for!

Just then, Zhou Xinran, who had been silent on the side, suddenly spoke up: "Hello, we didn't come just to report that issue; we also want to discuss the matter of compensation with you!"

"What? Compensation?" Yang Yuxia was stunned for a moment, seemingly unable to react; why would they want compensation out of the blue?

But she quickly reacted and asked: "What do you do?"

Zhou Xinran casually pulled her identification from the bag beside her: "I am this gentleman's Lawyer. My surname is Zhou, and this is my identification."

Yang Yuxia: "..."

Let's just be blunt: someone actually came to ask them for compensation; isn't that just purely insane!

In all the years she has been here, she had never encountered such a thing.

The first update of the day is here! Good evening, everyone. During the day... I slept all day, emmm.

(End of this chapter)